Academic Calendar
AIA’s academic calendar for the year includes key dates and events, including semester dates, holidays, and academic schedules and deadlines. AIA offer various intakes throughout the year and candidates may enrol into the course at any of the intakes, subject to entry requirements.
For further information please contact the AIA admissions team via our contact details
2025 Calendar
| Orientation Day | 5 Sep |
| Teaching Period | 8 Sep – 17 Oct |
| Census Date | 16 Sep |
| Study Period | 18 Oct – 19 Oct |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 20 Oct – 24 Oct |
| Results Published | 31 Oct |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 28 Oct - 30 Oct |
| D/S Results Published1 | 8 Nov |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 15 Sep |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 31 Oct |
| Teaching Period | 3 Nov – 12 Dec |
| Census Date | 11 Nov |
| Study Period | 13 Dec – 14 Dec |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 15 Dec – 16 Dec |
| Results Published | 9 Jan 2026 |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 12 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2026 |
| D/S Results Published1 | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 11 Nov |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Australia Day | 26 Jan |
| Labour Day | 10 Mar |
| Good Friday1 | 18 Apr |
| Saturday before Easter Sunday | 19 Apr |
| Easter Sunday | 20 Apr |
| Easter Monday | 21 Apr |
| ANZAC Day1 | 25 Apr |
| King's Birthday | 9 Jun |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final | 27 Sep2 |
| Melbourne Cup | 4 Nov3 |
| Christmas Day1 | 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec |
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan 2026 |
¹ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2025 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2025 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
Note
• All dates are inclusive
• AIA is shut down from 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 (inclusive)
2026 Calendar
| Orientation Day | 16 Jan |
| Teaching Period | 19 Jan - 27 Feb |
| Census Date | 30 Jan |
| Study Period | 28 Feb - 1 Mar |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 2 Mar - 3 Mar |
| Results Published | 5 Mar |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 9 Mar - 11 Mar |
| D/S Results Published1 | 17 Mar |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 28 Jan |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 6 Mar |
| Teaching Period | 9 Mar - 17 Apr |
| Census Date | 20 Mar |
| Study Period | 18 Apr - 19 Apr |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 20 Apr - 21 Apr |
| Results Published | 30 Apr |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 4 May - 6 May |
| D/S Results Published1 | 12 May |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 18 Mar |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 1 May |
| Teaching Period | 4 May - 12 Jun |
| Census Date | 15 May |
| Study Period | 13 Jun - 14 Jun |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 15 Jun - 16 Jun |
| Results Published | 2 Jul |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 6 Jul - 8 Jul |
| D/S Results Published1 | 14 Jul |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 13 May |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 3 Jul |
| Teaching Period | 6 Jul - 14 Aug |
| Census Date | 17 Jul |
| Study Period | 15 Aug – 16 Aug |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 17 Aug – 18 Aug |
| Results Published | 3 Sep |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 7 Sep – 9 Sep |
| D/S Results Published1 | 15 Sep |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 15 Jul |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 4 Sep |
| Teaching Period | 7 Sep – 16 Oct |
| Census Date | 18 Sep |
| Study Period | 17 Oct – 18 Oct |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 19 Oct – 20 Oct |
| Results Published | 29 Oct |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 2 Nov – 4 Nov |
| D/S Results Published1 | 17 Nov |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 16 Sep |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 30 Oct |
| Teaching Period | 2 Nov – 11 Dec |
| Census Date | 20 Nov |
| Study Period | 12 Dec – 13 Dec |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 14 Dec – 15 Dec |
| Results Published | 7 Jan 2027 |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 11 Jan 2027 – 13 Jan 2027 |
| D/S Results Published1 | 19 Jan 2027 |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 18 Nov |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Australia Day | 26 Jan |
| Labour Day | 9 Mar |
| Good Friday1 | 3 Apr |
| Saturday before Easter Sunday | 4 Apr |
| Easter Sunday | 5 Apr |
| Easter Monday | 6 Apr |
| ANZAC Day1 | 25 Apr |
| King's Birthday | 8 Jun |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final2 | Subject to AFL schedule |
| Melbourne Cup3 | 3 Nov |
| Christmas Day1 | 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec - 28 Dec |
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan 2027 |
¹ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2026 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2026 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
Note
• All dates are inclusive
• AIA is shut down from 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 (inclusive)
2027 Calendar
| Orientation Day | 8 Jan |
| Teaching Period | 11 Jan – 19 Feb |
| Census Date | 22 Jan |
| Study Period | 20 Feb - 21 Feb |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 22 Feb – 23 Feb |
| Results Published | 4 Mar |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 8 Mar – 10 Mar |
| D/S Results Published1 | 16 Mar |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 20 Jan |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 5 Mar |
| Teaching Period | 8 Mar - 16 Apr |
| Census Date | 19 Mar |
| Study Period | 17 Apr - 18 Apr |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 19 Apr - 20 Apr |
| Results Published | 29 Apr |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 3 May - 5 May |
| D/S Results Published1 | 11 May |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 17 Mar |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 30 Apr |
| Teaching Period | 3 May - 11 Jun |
| Census Date | 14 May |
| Study Period | 12 Jun - 13 Jun |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 14 Jun - 15 Jun |
| Results Published | 1 Jul |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 5 Jul - 7 Jul |
| D/S Results Published1 | 13 Jul |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 12 May |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 2 Jul |
| Teaching Period | 5 Jul - 13 Aug |
| Census Date | 16 Jul |
| Study Period | 14 Aug – 15 Aug |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 16 Aug – 17 Aug |
| Results Published | 2 Sep |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 6 Sep – 8 Sep |
| D/S Results Published1 | 14 Sep |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 14 Jul |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 3 Sep |
| Teaching Period | 6 Sep – 15 Oct |
| Census Date | 17 Sep |
| Study Period | 16 Oct – 17 Oct |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 18 Oct – 19 Oct |
| Results Published | 28 Oct |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 1 Nov – 3 Nov |
| D/S Results Published1 | 16 Nov |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 15 Sep |
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| Orientation Day | 29 Oct |
| Teaching Period | 1 Nov – 10 Dec |
| Census Date | 19 Nov |
| Study Period | 11 Dec – 12 Dec |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 13 Dec – 14 Dec |
| Results Published | 6 Jan 2028 |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 10 Jan 2028 – 12 Jan 2028 |
| D/S Results Published1 | 18 Jan 2028 |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 17 Nov |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Australia Day | 26 Jan |
| Labour Day | 8 Mar |
| Good Friday1 | 26 Mar |
| Saturday before Easter Sunday | 27 Mar |
| Easter Sunday | 28 Mar |
| Easter Monday | 29 Mar |
| ANZAC Day1 | 25 Apr |
| King's Birthday | 14 Jun |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final | Subject to AFL schedule2 |
| Melbourne Cup3 | 2 Nov |
| Christmas Day1 | 25 Dec - 27 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec - 28 Dec |
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan 2028 |
¹ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2027 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2027 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
Note
• All dates are inclusive
• AIA is shut down from 22 Dec 2027 – 2 Jan 2028 (inclusive)
2028 Calendar
| Orientation Day | 7 Jan |
| Teaching Period | 10 Jan – 18 Feb |
| Census Date | 21 Jan |
| Study Period | 19 Feb - 20 Feb |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 21 Feb – 22 Feb |
| Results Published | 2 Mar |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 6 Mar – 8 Mar |
| D/S Results Published1 | 14 Mar |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 19 Jan |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 3 Mar |
| Teaching Period | 6 Mar - 14 Apr |
| Census Date | 17 Mar |
| Study Period | 15 Apr - 16 Apr |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 17 Apr - 18 Apr |
| Results Published | 27 Apr |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 1 May - 3 May |
| D/S Results Published1 | 9 May |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 15 Mar |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 28 Apr |
| Teaching Period | 1 May - 9 Jun |
| Census Date | 12 May |
| Study Period | 10 Jun - 11 Jun |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 12 Jun - 13 Jun |
| Results Published | 29 Jun |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 3 Jul - 5 Jul |
| D/S Results Published1 | 11 Jul |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 10 May |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 30 Jun |
| Teaching Period | 3 Jul - 11 Aug |
| Census Date | 14 Jul |
| Study Period | 12 Aug – 13 Aug |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 14 Aug – 15 Aug |
| Results Published | 31 Aug |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 4 Sep – 6 Sep |
| D/S Results Published1 | 12 Sep |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 12 Jul |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 1 Sep |
| Teaching Period | 4 Sep – 13 Oct |
| Census Date | 15 Sep |
| Study Period | 14 Oct – 15 Oct |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 16 Oct – 17 Oct |
| Results Published | 2 Nov |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 6 Nov – 8 Nov |
| D/S Results Published1 | 14 Nov |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 13 Sep |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Orientation Day | 3 Nov |
| Teaching Period | 6 Nov – 15 Dec |
| Census Date | 17 Nov |
| Study Period | 16 Dec – 17 Dec |
| EOU Assessment Period* | 18 Dec – 19 Dec |
| Results Published | 4 Jan 2029 |
| D/S EOU Assessment Period1 | 8 Jan 2029 – 10 Jan 2029 |
| D/S Results Published1 | 16 Jan 2029 |
| Final enrolment and withdrawal date | 15 Nov |
*EOU – End of Unit
1D/S – Deferred / Supplementary
| Australia Day | 26 Jan |
| Labour Day | 13 Mar |
| Good Friday1 | 14 Apr |
| Saturday before Easter Sunday | 15 Apr |
| Easter Sunday | 16 Apr |
| Easter Monday | 17 Apr |
| ANZAC Day1 | 25 Apr |
| King's Birthday | 12 Jun |
| Friday before the AFL Grand Final | Subject to AFL schedule2 |
| Melbourne Cup3 | 7 Nov |
| Christmas Day1 | 25 Dec |
| Boxing Day | 26 Dec |
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan 2029 |
¹ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2028 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
²Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September.
AIA’s website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2028 AFL schedule.
³Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.
Note
• All dates are inclusive
• AIA is shut down from 22 Dec 2028 – 2 Jan 2029 (inclusive)
Census date
Census date is important as it is the last date to finalise conditions applied to your enrolment and fee obligations, as detailed below.
International students
Domestic Students
All students
International students
Last day to withdraw or change from current trimester or units and receive refund in accordance with AIA Policies
Please refer to Course Withdrawal Policy and Fees, Charges and Refund Policy for more information.
Domestic Students
Last day to withdraw from units, suspend from current trimester or discontinue course
All students
Last day to withdraw from current trimester units without reference on academic transcript.
